IMAN HADITHS

Talhah bin 'Ubaidullah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported

A person with disheveled hair, one of the people of Najd, came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). We heard the humming of his voice, but could not fully discern what he had been saying, till he came nigh to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). It was then (disclosed to us) that he was asking questions pertaining to Islam. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Five Prayers during the day and night. (Upon this) he asked: Am I obliged to perform any other (Prayer) besides these? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, except that which you observe voluntarily, out of your own free will; and fasting the month of Ramadan. The inquirer asked: Am I obliged to fast anything else besides this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, except that which you observe out of your own free will. And the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) told him about the Zakah (poor-due). The inquirer asked: Am I obliged to pay anything else besides this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, except that which you pay voluntarily out of your own free will. The man turned back and said: I would neither make any addition to this, nor will I decrease anything out of it. The Prophet remarked: He is successful, if he is truthful in what he affirms.

 

Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

We were forbidden to ask Allah's Messenger about anything (without the genuine need). It, therefore, pleased us that an intelligent person from the dwellers of the desert should come and ask him (the Holy Prophet) and we should listen to it. A man from the dwellers of the desert came (to the Holy Prophet) and said: Muhammad, your messenger came to us and told us that you claim that Allah had sent you (as a prophet). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told the truth. He (the Bedouin) asked: Who created the Heaven? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the Bedouin again) asked: Who created the earth? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the Bedouin again) asked: Who raised these mountains and who created in them whatever is created there? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. Upon this he (the Bedouin) remarked: By Him Who created the Heaven and created the earth and raised mountains thereupon, has Allah (in fact) sent you? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the Bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that five Prayers (had been made) obligatory for us during the day and night. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told you the truth. He (the Bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you, is it Allah Who ordered you about this (i.e. Prayers)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the Bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that Zakah had been made obligatory in our riches. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He has told the truth. He (the Bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (Zakah)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the Bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that it had been made obligatory for us to fast every year during the month of Ramadan. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He has told the truth. He (the Bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (the Fasting of Ramadan)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the Bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that Pilgrimage (Hajj) to the House (of Ka'bah) had been made obligatory for whoever is able to undertake the journey to it. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He has told the truth. The narrator said that he (the Bedouin) set off (at the conclusion of this answer, but at the time of his departure) remarked: By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I would neither make any addition to them nor would I diminish anything out of them. Upon this the Holy Prophet remarked: If he were truthful (to what he said) he must enter Paradise

 

Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:
Once during a journey of the Holy Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon him), a Bedouin appeared before him and caught hold of the nose string of his she-camel and then said: Messenger of Allah (or Muhammad), inform me about that which takes me near to Paradise and draws me away from the Fire (of Hell). He (the narrator) said: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) stopped for a while and cast a glance upon his Companions and then said: He was afforded a good opportunity (or he had been guided well). He (the Holy Prophet), addressing the Bedouin, said: (Repeat) whatever you have uttered. He (the Bedouin) repeated that. Upon this the Messenger (may peace be upon him) remarked: You worship Allah and associate none with Him, and you perform the Prayer and pay Zakah, and do good to your kin. After having uttered these words, the Holy Prophet asked the Bedouin to release the nose string of his she-camel

 

Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, reported:
The Holy Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon him) said: (The superstructure of) Islam is raised on five (pillars): The Oneness of Allah, performance of the Prayer, payment of Zakah, Fast of Ramadan, and Pilgrimage (to Makkah).

 

Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:
A Bedouin came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Messenger of Allah, direct me to a deed by which I may be entitled to enter Paradise. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, perform the obligatory Prayer, and pay the prescribed Zakah, and observe the Fast of Ramadan. He (the Bedouin) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I will never add anything to it, nor will I decrease anything from it. When he (the Bedouin) turned his back, the Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: He who is pleased to see a man from the dwellers of Paradise should catch a glance at this man.




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